Kane's SO goal lifts Blackhawks past Penguins

Pittsburgh Penguins' Kris Letang (58) and the Chicago Blackhawks' Patrick Sharp (10) fight for the puck during the second period of an NHL Hockey game, Sunday, Feb. 20, 2011, in Chicago. (AP Photo/Jim Prisching)

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Pittsburgh Penguins' Kris Letang (58) and the Chicago Blackhawks' Patrick Sharp (10) fight for the puck during the second period of an NHL Hockey game, Sunday, Feb. 20, 2011, in Chicago. (AP Photo/Jim Prisching)

Pittsburgh Penguins' Kris Letang (58) and the Chicago Blackhawks' Patrick Sharp (10) fight for the puck during the second period of an NHL Hockey game, Sunday, Feb. 20, 2011, in Chicago. (AP Photo/Jim Prisching) (/ AP)

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Pittsburgh Penguins' Kris Letang (58) fights for the puck against the Chicago Blackhawks' Ryan Johnson (17) during the second period of an NHL Hockey game, Sunday, Feb. 20, 2011, in Chicago. (AP Photo/Jim Prisching)

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Pittsburgh Penguins' Kris Letang (58) fights for the puck against the Chicago Blackhawks' Ryan Johnson (17) during the second period of an NHL Hockey game, Sunday, Feb. 20, 2011, in Chicago. (AP Photo/Jim Prisching)

Pittsburgh Penguins' Kris Letang (58) fights for the puck against the Chicago Blackhawks' Ryan Johnson (17) during the second period of an NHL Hockey game, Sunday, Feb. 20, 2011, in Chicago. (AP Photo/Jim Prisching) (/ AP)

Pittsburgh Penguins' Pascal Dupuis (9) controls the puck in front of the Chicago Blackhawks' Niklas Hjalmarsson (4) during the first period of an NHL Hockey game, Sunday, Feb. 20, 2011, in Chicago. (AP Photo/Jim Prisching)

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Pittsburgh Penguins' Pascal Dupuis (9) controls the puck in front of the Chicago Blackhawks' Niklas Hjalmarsson (4) during the first period of an NHL Hockey game, Sunday, Feb. 20, 2011, in Chicago. (AP Photo/Jim Prisching)

Pittsburgh Penguins' Maxime Talbot (25) and the Chicago Blackhawks' Jake Dowell (28) fight for the puck during the first period of an NHL Hockey game, Sunday, Feb. 20, 2011, in Chicago. (AP Photo/Jim Prisching)

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Pittsburgh Penguins' Maxime Talbot (25) and the Chicago Blackhawks' Jake Dowell (28) fight for the puck during the first period of an NHL Hockey game, Sunday, Feb. 20, 2011, in Chicago. (AP Photo/Jim Prisching)

Pittsburgh Penguins' Maxime Talbot (25) and the Chicago Blackhawks' Jake Dowell (28) fight for the puck during the first period of an NHL Hockey game, Sunday, Feb. 20, 2011, in Chicago. (AP Photo/Jim Prisching) (/ AP)

Chicago Blackhawks' Patrick Sharp (10) celebrates a goal against the Pittsburgh Penguins during the first period of an NHL Hockey game, Sunday, Feb. 20, 2011, in Chicago. (AP Photo/Jim Prisching)

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Chicago Blackhawks' Patrick Sharp (10) celebrates a goal against the Pittsburgh Penguins during the first period of an NHL Hockey game, Sunday, Feb. 20, 2011, in Chicago. (AP Photo/Jim Prisching)

Chicago Blackhawks' Patrick Sharp (10) celebrates a goal against the Pittsburgh Penguins during the first period of an NHL Hockey game, Sunday, Feb. 20, 2011, in Chicago. (AP Photo/Jim Prisching) (/ AP)

Pittsburgh Penguins' Marc-Andre Fleury (29) deflects the puck away from goal after a shot by the Chicago Blackhawks during the second period of an NHL Hockey game, Sunday, Feb. 20, 2011, in Chicago. (AP Photo/Jim Prisching)

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Pittsburgh Penguins' Marc-Andre Fleury (29) deflects the puck away from goal after a shot by the Chicago Blackhawks during the second period of an NHL Hockey game, Sunday, Feb. 20, 2011, in Chicago. (AP Photo/Jim Prisching)

Pittsburgh Penguins' Marc-Andre Fleury (29) deflects the puck away from goal after a shot by the Chicago Blackhawks during the second period of an NHL Hockey game, Sunday, Feb. 20, 2011, in Chicago. (AP Photo/Jim Prisching) (/ AP)

Patrick Sharp and Bryan Bickell scored in regulation for the Blackhawks in their third straight game without coach Joel Quenneville, who is recovering from gastrointestinal bleeding caused by an ulcer. Assistant coach Mike Haviland was in charge in Quenneville's absence.

Matt Cooke had a short-handed score for Pittsburgh, and Brett Sterling fired in a rebound from the edge of the crease with 3:18 left in the third period to tie it at 2-all. Marc-Andre Fleury finished with 29 saves, including a point-blank glove save on a shot by Chicago's Michael Frolik.

The Penguins played without nine injured players, including star forwards Sidney Crosby and Evgeni Malkin. Crosby hasn't played since Jan. 5 due to a concussion and Malkin is recovering from knee surgery.

Sharp scored the only goal of the first period at 10:07 as Chicago's top line of Sharp, Toews and Kane used a series of quick passes to exploit Pittsburgh's coverage breakdown. Sharp fired in his team-leading 31st goal - five shy of his career best set in 2007-08 - on a one-time shot from the slot after taking a feed from Toews.

Cooke's short-handed goal with 6:08 left in the second period tied it at 1. Cooke completed a 2-on-1 break by taking Maxime Talbot's feed and firing it past Crawford after Chicago defenseman Brent Seabrook had sprawled to try to break up the pass.

Bryan Bickell's screened goal 1:09 into the third period put Chicago ahead 2-1. He surprised Fleury with a floating 45-foot wrist shot from the left boards as Penguins defenseman Zbynek Michalek apparently blocked Fleury's view.

Crawford stopped a shot by Kennedy late in the third, but the Blackhawks were unable to clear the loose puck and Sterling got the tying goal into an open net.

NOTES: Blackhawks team physician Dr. Michael Terry said in a statement that Quenneville's condition was brought on by aspirin and that he is resting at home following his release on Saturday from a the hospital. No date has been set for the coach's return. ... Chicago C Ryan Johnson returned after missing three games with a concussion. ... Pittsburgh forward Nick Johnson missed his first game with an upper-body injury. ... The crowd of 22,195 was the Blackhawks' largest this season.